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During Forest Fields Social Club events under 18s must be accompanied by an adult who remains responsible for them whilst on Sumac premises. At other times children under 16 are welcome when accompanied by a responsible adult.
Calendar of Events
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1 event,
private event (Dolls Mondays)
private event (Dolls Mondays)
The Dolls Dining Co-op (DDC) is intended to provide a free vegan food for transfeminine people. DDC is on every Mondays at 7-9pm
0 events,
2 events,
Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space – Every Wednesday
Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space – Every Wednesday
Pop-up Cafe : every Wednesday Join us at Sumac Centre warm space for hot drinks, free wifi and possible meals/snacks. Also community food hub for wholefoods, zero waste supplies & free food redistribution, radical book stall, #RainbowCentre Archives, games library, toy box, informal meeting space with zoom & #SumacScreenRoom facilities. Every Wednesday 11am – 4pm at […]
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
The Creative Arts & Makers Club at Sumac now happens every Wednesdays. Activities include: Cloth mending, including darning, sewing patches. Card making. Up cycling, eg peg bags. Scap/sketchbook keeping. Why do it, ideas and practice. You ideas, inspiration, skills and requests very welcome
1 event,
HacktionLab Autumn 2025
HacktionLab will have their next gathering at the Sumac Centre from the evening of Thursday 2nd October to lunchtime on Sunday 5th October. Are you interested in coming and getting involved? Get in touch with HacktionLab by joining and e-mailing them at hl2025@hacktionlab.org or joining their mailing list.
2 events,
Sumac Open Mic – First Friday monthly
Sumac Open Mic – First Friday monthly
Open mic returns to the the Sumac on a monthly basis (first Friday of the month). All welcome from beginners to pros.
1 event,
2 events,
Forest Fields Social Club – Sunday socials
Forest Fields Social Club – Sunday socials
Sumac Garden Bar & Cafe continues. Sundays: Brunch 11am - 2pm; Bar from 12noon - 4pm, a family-friendly time with games and bar snacks. Opening times are subject to the availability of volunteers. There are often events at the Sumac Centre, but members and their guests are always welcome during club hours. The FFSC is […]
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including Zapatista Coffee, teas and soft drinks.. Join us for Sunday Brunch in Sumac's Garden Cafe or in the Social Club space. There may be Veggies Sosages, rashers, potato cakes, organic Suma baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled tofu and toast. Pop in every Sunday from […]
1 event,
private event (Dolls Mondays)
private event (Dolls Mondays)
The Dolls Dining Co-op (DDC) is intended to provide a free vegan food for transfeminine people. DDC is on every Mondays at 7-9pm
1 event,
Notts Dining Coop
Notts Dining Coop
😋👩🍳🍽 NOTTS DINING CO-OP IS HERE Notts Dining Co-op is a food project providing free/cheap communal meals to the Nottingham community. We'll be running events at the Sumac Centre on 1st & 3rd Tuesdays monthly, which will include a hot meal, time to spend with friends or to meet new people, and an opportunity to […]
2 events,
Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space – Every Wednesday
Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space – Every Wednesday
Pop-up Cafe : every Wednesday Join us at Sumac Centre warm space for hot drinks, free wifi and possible meals/snacks. Also community food hub for wholefoods, zero waste supplies & free food redistribution, radical book stall, #RainbowCentre Archives, games library, toy box, informal meeting space with zoom & #SumacScreenRoom facilities. Every Wednesday 11am – 4pm at […]
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
The Creative Arts & Makers Club at Sumac now happens every Wednesdays. Activities include: Cloth mending, including darning, sewing patches. Card making. Up cycling, eg peg bags. Scap/sketchbook keeping. Why do it, ideas and practice. You ideas, inspiration, skills and requests very welcome
0 events,
1 event,
Games Night at Forest Fields Social Club
Games Night at Forest Fields Social Club
Game Night at Sumac on 2nd and last Fridays of each month, with bar, 7-10pm. also now on 3rd Sundays monthly, during Sunday brunch & Forest Fields Social Club
1 event,
Brinsley Animal Rescue Fundraiser – Peoples Kitchen Event
Brinsley Animal Rescue Fundraiser – Peoples Kitchen Event
Yes folks, we re back offering another deliciouly successful Peoples Kitchen meal at Sumac Social Club . £5 donation - pudding is an optional extra. The rescue provide excellent quality care to suffering animals, and feeding you is one of the ways Brinsley Animal Rescue can fund their care to these vulnerable sentient beings. Therefore, […]
2 events,
Forest Fields Social Club – Sunday socials
Forest Fields Social Club – Sunday socials
Sumac Garden Bar & Cafe continues. Sundays: Brunch 11am - 2pm; Bar from 12noon - 4pm, a family-friendly time with games and bar snacks. Opening times are subject to the availability of volunteers. There are often events at the Sumac Centre, but members and their guests are always welcome during club hours. The FFSC is […]
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including Zapatista Coffee, teas and soft drinks.. Join us for Sunday Brunch in Sumac's Garden Cafe or in the Social Club space. There may be Veggies Sosages, rashers, potato cakes, organic Suma baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled tofu and toast. Pop in every Sunday from […]
1 event,
private event (Dolls Mondays)
private event (Dolls Mondays)
The Dolls Dining Co-op (DDC) is intended to provide a free vegan food for transfeminine people. DDC is on every Mondays at 7-9pm
1 event,
Green Festival Planning Meeting
Green Festival Planning Meeting
Planning meetings continue for Nottingham Green Festival, a sustainable-themed festival, organised by a volunteer cooperative planning group. The Green Festival wil be held at Nottingham Arboretum on Sunday 14th September 2025 and your support is most welcome. Join us at the Sumac Centre, or get in touch for details to join the online via zoom. […]
2 events,
Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space – Every Wednesday
Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space – Every Wednesday
Pop-up Cafe : every Wednesday Join us at Sumac Centre warm space for hot drinks, free wifi and possible meals/snacks. Also community food hub for wholefoods, zero waste supplies & free food redistribution, radical book stall, #RainbowCentre Archives, games library, toy box, informal meeting space with zoom & #SumacScreenRoom facilities. Every Wednesday 11am – 4pm at […]
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
The Creative Arts & Makers Club at Sumac now happens every Wednesdays. Activities include: Cloth mending, including darning, sewing patches. Card making. Up cycling, eg peg bags. Scap/sketchbook keeping. Why do it, ideas and practice. You ideas, inspiration, skills and requests very welcome
0 events,
2 events,
Spycops – Undercover Policing Inquiry – Live Stream at Sumac Screen Room
Spycops – Undercover Policing Inquiry – Live Stream at Sumac Screen Room
Since 1968 police targeted a wide range of social justice and human rights campaigns. Rights were violated and lives destroyed. In 2003 these secret political police infiltrated a group of idealistic young environmental activists in Nottingham, forming sexual relationships and spying without warrant on hundreds of innocent civilians. This scandal, dubbed '#Spycops'', is now the […]
Sumac Sisterhood
Sumac Sisterhood
A welcoming, safe and friendly place for activities from arts & crafts to discussion groups. Third Friday Monthly. Details from sumacsisterhood@gmail.com
0 events,
3 events,
Forest Fields Social Club – Sunday socials
Forest Fields Social Club – Sunday socials
Sumac Garden Bar & Cafe continues. Sundays: Brunch 11am - 2pm; Bar from 12noon - 4pm, a family-friendly time with games and bar snacks. Opening times are subject to the availability of volunteers. There are often events at the Sumac Centre, but members and their guests are always welcome during club hours. The FFSC is […]
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including Zapatista Coffee, teas and soft drinks.. Join us for Sunday Brunch in Sumac's Garden Cafe or in the Social Club space. There may be Veggies Sosages, rashers, potato cakes, organic Suma baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled tofu and toast. Pop in every Sunday from […]
Games Brunch, 3rd Sundays monthly
Games Brunch, 3rd Sundays monthly
Game Night is also now on 3rd Sundays afternoons monthly, during Sunday brunch & Forest Fields Social Club
2 events,
Spycops – Undercover Policing Inquiry – Live Stream at Sumac Screen Room
Spycops – Undercover Policing Inquiry – Live Stream at Sumac Screen Room
Since 1968 police targeted a wide range of social justice and human rights campaigns. Rights were violated and lives destroyed. In 2003 these secret political police infiltrated a group of idealistic young environmental activists in Nottingham, forming sexual relationships and spying without warrant on hundreds of innocent civilians. This scandal, dubbed '#Spycops'', is now the […]
private event (Dolls Mondays)
private event (Dolls Mondays)
The Dolls Dining Co-op (DDC) is intended to provide a free vegan food for transfeminine people. DDC is on every Mondays at 7-9pm
1 event,
Notts Dining Coop
Notts Dining Coop
😋👩🍳🍽 NOTTS DINING CO-OP IS HERE Notts Dining Co-op is a food project providing free/cheap communal meals to the Nottingham community. We'll be running events at the Sumac Centre on 1st & 3rd Tuesdays monthly, which will include a hot meal, time to spend with friends or to meet new people, and an opportunity to […]
3 events,
Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space – Every Wednesday
Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space – Every Wednesday
Pop-up Cafe : every Wednesday Join us at Sumac Centre warm space for hot drinks, free wifi and possible meals/snacks. Also community food hub for wholefoods, zero waste supplies & free food redistribution, radical book stall, #RainbowCentre Archives, games library, toy box, informal meeting space with zoom & #SumacScreenRoom facilities. Every Wednesday 11am – 4pm at […]
Green Festival Planning Meeting
Green Festival Planning Meeting
Planning meetings continue for Nottingham Green Festival, a sustainable-themed festival, organised by a volunteer cooperative planning group. The Green Festival wil be held at Nottingham Arboretum on Sunday 14th September 2025 and your support is most welcome. Join us at the Sumac Centre, or get in touch for details to join the online via zoom. […]
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
The Creative Arts & Makers Club at Sumac now happens every Wednesdays. Activities include: Cloth mending, including darning, sewing patches. Card making. Up cycling, eg peg bags. Scap/sketchbook keeping. Why do it, ideas and practice. You ideas, inspiration, skills and requests very welcome
1 event,
Spycops – Undercover Policing Inquiry – Live Stream at Sumac Screen Room
Spycops – Undercover Policing Inquiry – Live Stream at Sumac Screen Room
Since 1968 police targeted a wide range of social justice and human rights campaigns. Rights were violated and lives destroyed. In 2003 these secret political police infiltrated a group of idealistic young environmental activists in Nottingham, forming sexual relationships and spying without warrant on hundreds of innocent civilians. This scandal, dubbed '#Spycops'', is now the […]
1 event,
Games Night at Forest Fields Social Club
Games Night at Forest Fields Social Club
Game Night at Sumac on 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, with bar, 7pm -10pm.
1 event,
All Hands on Deck, Climate Activism the Way Ahead
All Hands on Deck, Climate Activism the Way Ahead
A book launch presenting "All Hands on Deck, Climate Activism the Way Ahead" by Jan Goodey. For more than 30 years, I’ve been on the front lines of direct-action environmentalism and anti-capitalism in the UK. I’ve helped shut down offensive companies for the day and been part of successful protest camps to save Britain’s ancient […]
2 events,
Forest Fields Social Club – Sunday socials
Forest Fields Social Club – Sunday socials
Sumac Garden Bar & Cafe continues. Sundays: Brunch 11am - 2pm; Bar from 12noon - 4pm, a family-friendly time with games and bar snacks. Opening times are subject to the availability of volunteers. There are often events at the Sumac Centre, but members and their guests are always welcome during club hours. The FFSC is […]
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including Zapatista Coffee, teas and soft drinks.. Join us for Sunday Brunch in Sumac's Garden Cafe or in the Social Club space. There may be Veggies Sosages, rashers, potato cakes, organic Suma baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled tofu and toast. Pop in every Sunday from […]
1 event,
private event (Dolls Mondays)
private event (Dolls Mondays)
The Dolls Dining Co-op (DDC) is intended to provide a free vegan food for transfeminine people. DDC is on every Mondays at 7-9pm
0 events,
2 events,
Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space – Every Wednesday
Pop-up Cafe and Warm Space – Every Wednesday
Pop-up Cafe : every Wednesday Join us at Sumac Centre warm space for hot drinks, free wifi and possible meals/snacks. Also community food hub for wholefoods, zero waste supplies & free food redistribution, radical book stall, #RainbowCentre Archives, games library, toy box, informal meeting space with zoom & #SumacScreenRoom facilities. Every Wednesday 11am – 4pm at […]
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
Creative Arts & Makers Club . Wednesdays at Sumac
The Creative Arts & Makers Club at Sumac now happens every Wednesdays. Activities include: Cloth mending, including darning, sewing patches. Card making. Up cycling, eg peg bags. Scap/sketchbook keeping. Why do it, ideas and practice. You ideas, inspiration, skills and requests very welcome
0 events,
0 events,
2 events,
Forest Fields Social Club – Sunday socials
Forest Fields Social Club – Sunday socials
Sumac Garden Bar & Cafe continues. Sundays: Brunch 11am - 2pm; Bar from 12noon - 4pm, a family-friendly time with games and bar snacks. Opening times are subject to the availability of volunteers. There are often events at the Sumac Centre, but members and their guests are always welcome during club hours. The FFSC is […]
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sumac Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch continues at the Sumac Centre, for just £5 including Zapatista Coffee, teas and soft drinks.. Join us for Sunday Brunch in Sumac's Garden Cafe or in the Social Club space. There may be Veggies Sosages, rashers, potato cakes, organic Suma baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled tofu and toast. Pop in every Sunday from […]
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